Riverdale Board Eyes New Truck to Clean Alleys
Riverdale board meets in regular session with President Strosinski presiding. They consider a new oil tanks permit, sidewalk and street repairs, fuel storage safety concerns, waterworks leaks, meter issues, and extending concrete street work deadlines while planning for a new village records safe and conduit work on West 138th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Board
Strosinski
Bonse
Panhandle
Zornow
188Th Street
I. C
Sandberg
Michigan Avenue
187Th Place
Wilson
139Th Street
Reich
138Th Street
Indiana Harbor
School Street
140Th Street
Acme Petroleumo
Fire Underwriters Association
Gruhlke
Halsted Street
Waterworks Committee
Landberg
Harbor Tracks
Atlantic Street
Zesch
Pittsburgh Meter Co
Highlawn
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
West 138Th Street
Halsted
W. A. Black & Co
Spies- Branigar
Putnam
Schaefer
Judge Schulte
Unruh
Bob” Livers
Local and Personal News Roundup with Health and Travel Bits
Buy a Poppy drive appeals to support sick children. oHenry Schlueter of Elkhart is visiting family in Dolton and plans long life guided by daily walks. A 9 pound girl arrives for O'Brien at 11353 Edbrooke Ave. Lightning damages transformer at Forest and Lincoln. Brick Co. partially shuts. Hunters report a grey wolf kill near Will County. wolves and pups found near Springfield. Nowaks vacation plans to Martinsville after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
oHenry Schlueter
Elkhart
Ind
Edward Schlueve
Dolton
Mer. Schueter
O’brien
Buda Company
Edbrooke Avenue
Forest
Lincoln Avenues
Chicago Brick Co
Vic Cardin
Will Vandeursen
Ed Stahnke
Minnesota
Vandeursen
Bill
Sine
Walter Nowak
Martinsville
Colonial Hotel
Wills County
Chicago
Springfield
Will Lotz
Highlawn
Ralph Dengler
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Community church events set for early June
Sewing Circle Immanuel shares supper at 5 30 to 8 00 pm on Wednesday June 2 in church parlors. Our Saviors church Ladies Aid hosts coffee on Wednesday afternoon June 9. WCTU meets at Mrs Minnie Glover's home Thursday June 3. St Marys church hosts banco and party Friday June 4 at 8 15 pm in the school hall. All welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Church
Ladies’ Aid
Our Saviour’s Church
Minnie Glover
Zoller
Banco
St. Mary’s
Poppy Days Drive By American Legion Members
American Legion urges support for Poppy Days to aid disabled soldiers in hospitals and ex-service men and orphans. About 100000 poppies were produced this year at Speedway hospital and 2141 Illinois veterans remain in hospitals. Memorial Sunday May 30 features Rev. A A Myers at the M E church Dalton with Paul Gall Post members attending. District meeting set for Blue Island June 1 at the new club rooms over the city hall. gather at the Dugout at 7 30 p m and earlier at 10 45 a m in uniform if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Speedway
Illinois
Frank Wulff
A. A. Myers
M. FE
Dalton
Paul Gall
Greenwood Streets
City Hall
Tragic Child Dragged by Freight at Riverdale Crossing
Dorothy Marie Childs six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs LeRoy Childs of Riverdale was killed after being dragged several hundred feet as a Panhandle freight approached on the east bound main track. George Riley saved his life by stopping and Dorothy’s body was later recovered. A coroner's jury suggested two watchmen be stationed at the crossing to prevent further accidents. Funeral services are set for St Marys church with interment at Mt Carmel cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Marie Childs
LeRoy Childs
Dearborn Street
Riverdale
St. Mary’s School
George
Rita Riley
188Th Street
Panhandle
Dorothy
Riley
Bachman
Dalton
Diedrich
Charles Unruh
Mr. Unruh
I. C
Unruh
Donald
St. Mary’s Church
Father Liebreich
Mt. Carmel Cemetery
Dolton Board Approves Streets Upgrade and Annexation Move
The Dolton Board convened with President Krueger presiding. Notices to property owners about sewer connections were ordered within 30 days. A measles case was reported. Repairs to village hall and rail window were assigned to committees. The board granted a 20-foot street lay on Michigan City Road and approved de annexing 40 acres from Ivanhoe. An 8 inch water main will replace 6 inch on Chicago Street for 4000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Krueger
Mohr
Schubert
Lake Michigan Sanitary Congress
Major Quinlan
Michigan City Road
Lincoln Avenue
154Th Street
Branigar Bros
Ivanhoe
Dalton
Arner
Chicago Street
Kraag & Livers
Obituary for Ruth Robison Schnoor and injury to John Finnerty Jr
Ruth Robison Schnoor died at 82 in Lombard Illinois after a long heart illness leaving a husband a daughter and parents. Funeral services were held in Lombard with interment at Cedar Park cemetery. John Finnerty Jr escaped permanent eye injury after a golf accident with a neighbor boy. a cut required hospital care but eyesight remains intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schnoor
Robison
Dalton
Herman Schnoor
Lombard
Ruth Robison
Jean
F. W. Robison
Chicago
Cedar Park (Masonic
127Th
Halsted Streets
John Finnerty, Jr
Johnny
Notice For Bids For School Exterior Work 1926
The Board of Education of School District No. 148 Dalton Illinois will receive bids for re pointing exterior brick walls and re topping the chimney of the Chicago Street school building. Bids must be in the Secretary by 8 00 p m Tuesday June 8 1926. The Board reserves right to reject any or all bids. May 11 1926. 32 LOOK LOOK two bunches of asparagus free with five gallons of gasoline every Saturday and Sunday at Lightawn Filling Station Al Simnick Sons 405 W 138th street Tverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education of
Dalton,llinois
Chicago Street
Lightawn
al Simnick & Sons
138Th Street
Tverdale
Supers Lose to Calumet Park in Return Home Match
Supers defeated manager Zuram at Calumet Park last Sunday. They lost 3 to 1 and plan a return game next Monday at 134th Street and Forest Avenue with all regulars in the lineup. Fans urged to attend and cheer the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zuram
Calumet Park
134Th Street
Forest Avenue
Water shut off planned in Dolton next Wednesday
The water supply will be shut off in Dolton next Wednesday June 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This notice comes from the Water Committee of the Village of Dolton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Memorial Day Address at Oakland Cemetery by David E Shanahan
Memorial Day services organized by Paul Gall Post of the American Legion will be held Monday at Oakland Cemetery with processions assembling at Dalton at 1:00. Former House Speaker David J. Shanahan will deliver the cemetery address, joined by Matthew B. Tomas and local veterans groups. The program includes invocation, honor roll, salute to the dead, the address, and the Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gall Post
American Legion
Dalton
Soldier’s Memorial
House of Representatives
David J. Shanahan
Shanahan
Matthew B. Tomas
Dolton Boys Band
Grand Army of the Republic
Women’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the
G. A. R. Circle
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
America
W. J. Kemnitz
David E. Shanahan
Building Subway Under Calumet River In Riverdale
Chicago City Engineering department begins a $75,000 water tunnel 290 feet long under the Calumet River at Indiana avenue Riverdale. The 80 foot depth may extend if needed. About sixty men will work day and night under Engineer Jerome Cermak to complete the project in about three months, avoiding delays to the Calumet Canal dredges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago City Engineering Department
Calumet River
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
Calumet Canal
Jerome Cermak
Dalton Riverdale Chamber Elects Officers
The Dalton Riverdale Chamber of Commerce held a regular session at the village hall electing Elmer Berger as President Arthur Harms as 1st Vice President H J Anders as 2nd Vice President John J Connors as Secretary and Wm H Baker as Treasurer The retiring president A J Larson received thanks for his service Berger a prominent local real estate figure will lead committees at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton-Riverdale Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Elmer Berger
Arthur Harms
H. J. Anders
John J. Connors
Wm. H. Baker
Prudent
Sarmenta
A. J. Larson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Hanschman
Wieterss
Dolton Board
Ruth Robison Schnoor
Supers
Soldier’s Monument
Oakland Cemetery
Indiana Avenue Bridge
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
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